cleistothecium

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noun

A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration

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cleistocarp
OriginAncient Greek κλειστός →
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Meanings

nouncleistothecium (plural cleistothecia)

plural cleistothecia

  1. biologyA closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration

    Synonyms: cleistocarp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration

Similar
cleistocarp

More synonyms by meaning

nounclosed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration

Similar
cleistocarp
Broader
ascocarp
Also see
cleistocarp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκλειστός“closed”
  2. Englishcleistothecium

From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + thecium.

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APA

cleistothecium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleistothecium

MLA

“cleistothecium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleistothecium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleistothecium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleistothecium.

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